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Tappen Oil Company - Tappen, North Dakota 6-10-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Tappen

Few parks or trails are on the map in Tappen

0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Tappen, 0.6 per square mile of land. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Things to do

3 places to go in Tappen

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Tappen

3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Tappen: August and September

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.910.211.813.515.015.915.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)192437536776828071553824
Rain (in)0.50.50.81.32.83.43.22.31.91.70.60.7

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Tappen →

Questions about parks and trails in Tappen

Is there public land near Tappen?

7,023 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tappen or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Tappen neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →